Can hypnosis make me want to exercise or stop eating sugar?
When a person asks me this, I ask them, “Are you really ready to change?” Because hypnosis cannot make you want do something that you really don’t want to do. Otherwise, hypnosis would be a waste of both our time. A person could not be hypnotized to run a marathon, unless they already were a runner. A Sports Hypnotherapist can help a good athlete stay focused on becoming a better one, but the athlete must already be making efforts towards their goal. There is no easy substitute for practice. In other words, hypnosis can give an athlete the mental edge that could make the difference between a silver and a gold medal. It’s all about focus. More on Hypnotherapy In the 1800’s, hypnosis was widely practiced by physicians, particularly in Europe. In days before drugs were part of the arsenal of phsicians, it was used as an anesthetic and analgesic. Various forces led to its going underground–or actually “on stage,” since stage hypnotists kept it alive during the early part of this century.
